SC Archives Summary Guide

South Carolina Archives Series Description

Farm and Contract Detail Registers, 1893-1897  

 


CALL NUMBER:        S 132005


 

CREATOR:  Central Correctional Institution (S.C.)

 

TITLE:  Farm and contract detail registers               

 

DATE:  1893-1897

 

VOLUME:  8.00 volumes

 

ARRANGEMENT:  Series arranged by work detail location.

 

SUMMARY SCOPE NOTE:  This series consists of lists of prisoners assigned to work details outside the penitentiary.  Information includes name of prisoner, prisoner number, age, sex, race, place of birth, offense for which convicted, convicting court, beginning and ending dates of sentence, and remarks (generally concerning distinguishing physical features).

 

GENERAL NOTE:  The location of the work detail is noted on the cover or first page of each volume.

 

LINKING NOTE:  A separate record, entitled Agency history record, has been written for the Department of Corrections describing the functions and history of the agency.

 

HIERARCHICAL NOTE:  Forms part of the records of the Central Correctional Institution of the Department of Corrections.